FRIENDLY CONFINES
Pleasure craft · Marshall Islands · built 2006 · AIS Class A
In short
FRIENDLY CONFINES (Pleasure craft, Marshall Islands flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 9.6 kn, near Newlyn (English Channel). Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
- Vessel type
- Pleasure craft
- Flag
- Marshall Islands
- Year built
- 2006
- Gross tonnage
- 491
- Size (length × beam)
- 43 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 49.8901° N, 5.5201° W
- Area
- English Channel
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 9.6 kn
- Course
- 94°
- Heading
- 96°
Seadar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
Port calls are detected by Seadar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- FRIENDLY CONFINES
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9408669
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 538071561
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- V7A4434
- Flag
- Marshall Islands
- Vessel type
- Pleasure craft
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 491
- Length overall
- 43 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2006
A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.
Ownership & management
Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Seadar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Key West, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Savannah, Georgia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Baltimore, Maryland | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Key West, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at San Francisco, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections |
Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2024 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Portsmouth, Virginia | clean |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Key West, Florida | clean |
| Oct 29, 2018 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Oct 30, 2017 | Facility Transfer Monitor | Savannah, Georgia | clean |
| Jul 6, 2017 | Vessel Inspection | Baltimore, Maryland | clean |
| May 25, 2016 | Vessel Inspection | Key West, Florida | clean |
| Apr 20, 2009 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Francisco, California | clean |
| Sep 26, 2007 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Portsmouth, Virginia | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Seadar; the incumbents charge for this.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is FRIENDLY CONFINES now?
- FRIENDLY CONFINES (Pleasure craft, Marshall Islands flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 6, 2026, 04:10 UTC, under way at 9.6 kn, near Newlyn (English Channel). Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
- What kind of ship is FRIENDLY CONFINES?
- FRIENDLY CONFINES is a pleasure craft sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, built in 2006 by Hike Metal Products. The vessel is 43 m long and has a gross tonnage of 491.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for FRIENDLY CONFINES?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for FRIENDLY CONFINES from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. FRIENDLY CONFINES has 9 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
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